Episodes

Aaron Reed - Former Teacher - Former Addict - Incarcerated in a Colombian Prison
March 31, 2022

Aaron Reed - Former Teacher - Former Addict - Incarcerated in a Colom…

Aaron Reed accepted an International teaching position at a prestigious prep school in S.E. Asia, and in 2006, he and his wife relocated their lives to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  Soon after the birth of his daughter in 2009, he found myself swallowed...

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Tracy Strawberry - Author, CEO Dealt with Addiction and now Helping Others to Heal
March 25, 2022

Tracy Strawberry - Author, CEO Dealt with Addiction and now Helping O…

Dr. Tracy Strawberry is an international speaker, published author, CEO,  and wife of baseball legend Darryl Strawberry. After many years of battling addiction, alcoholism and other life controlling issues, Tracy surrendered her life to Jesus...

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Robert Scoggins - Air Force Veteran - Living through hell - Giving back
March 18, 2022

Robert Scoggins - Air Force Veteran - Living through hell - Giving ba…

Robert grew up in small town Georgia, admittedly more interested in sports and the outdoors than academics. He graduated high school in 1998, attended Marion Military Institute from 1999-2000 and earned a Bachelor of Science from the United States Air...

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Peter Murphy - Poet, Author, Former Alcoholic; 50 Years Sober
March 10, 2022

Peter Murphy - Poet, Author, Former Alcoholic; 50 Years Sober

Author Peter E. Murphy looks forward to celebrating his 50th year of sobriety after waking up in a gutter when he was 21. He has since fashioned a life of service to others by leading hundreds of workshops for thousands of writers and teachers in the...

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Andrew Zimmern - Popular TV Personality and Celebrity Chef - Overcoming Addiction Challenges
March 3, 2022

Andrew Zimmern - Popular TV Personality and Celebrity Chef - Overcomi…

Andrew Zimmern knew from a young age he wanted a career in food. After attending The Dalton School and Vassar College, he cooked in New York City restaurants for Anne Rosenzweig, Joachim Splichal and Thomas Keller, amongst others. Andrew helped open...

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Danny Strong - Master Story Teller - Director of "Dopesick" the hit miniseries on HULU
Feb. 24, 2022

Danny Strong - Master Story Teller - Director of "Dopesick" the hit m…

Danny Strong is a multi-award winning writer, director, actor, producer who is the creator, showrunner and director of the hit Hulu series Dopesick, starring Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson. He was also the co-creator, executive producer, writer and...

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Rick Mountcastle - the Real Hero behind Dopesick - the mini series
Feb. 17, 2022

Rick Mountcastle - the Real Hero behind Dopesick - the mini series

Rick Mountcastle served as a federal prosecutor for more than 32 years, first at the Department of Justice and later at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia. As a senior trial attorney in DOJ’s Criminal Tax Enforcement...

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Purdue Pharma and The Sacklers - Part 3 - The West Virginia Catastrophe
Feb. 10, 2022

Purdue Pharma and The Sacklers - Part 3 - The West Virginia Catastrop…

Mary Sue Connelly is a film editor, filmmaker and video journalist. She specializes in Avid editing, and also shoots and produces her own independent films. Mary Sue has worked on feature documentaries as well as TV segments, news clips, ads, promos and online...

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Pam Gaslow - Turning Addiction into Humor and Living her Best Life
Feb. 3, 2022

Pam Gaslow - Turning Addiction into Humor and Living her Best Life

Pam Gaslow designed catalogs for J. Crew, performed stand-up comedy, even worked as Henri Bendel’s only female security guard. Pam Gaslow has had an eventful life -- including once being threatened by her family with disownment over her Depressed...

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Brian Cuban - I traded Dallas Mavericks NBA ticket for Cocaine to feed my habit
Jan. 27, 2022

Brian Cuban - I traded Dallas Mavericks NBA ticket for Cocaine to fee…

Brian is a graduate of Penn State University and The University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has been in long term recovery from alcohol, cocaine and bulimia since April of 2007. Recognized for his memoir, The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of the Bar,...

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Beth Macy, author "Dopesick" and Ed Bisch -on Purdue Pharma Battle
Jan. 20, 2022

Beth Macy, author "Dopesick" and Ed Bisch -on Purdue Pharma Battle

Ed Bisch's son died of an overdose of Oxycontin.  Ed didn't sit by.  He started researching Oxycontin and its manufacturer - Purdue Pharma; AND the family behind it - The Sacklers.  He has been fighting this battle for years and doesn't...

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Ashley and Roger Bedsole - Clean and Sober Together Journey
Jan. 13, 2022

Ashley and Roger Bedsole - Clean and Sober Together Journey

Ashley Bedsole:  I am a stay at home mom to four kids, 3 boys and a little girl. I homeschool my oldest 2 boys and my two toddlers.  I also  run the household. I started my blog in August of 2021- a year after my father passed away. I...

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What you Don't Know about Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers - Part 1
Jan. 6, 2022

What you Don't Know about Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers - Part 1

With the recent series on Hulu - Dopesick (based on the book by Beth Macy) - there is even more light to be shed on the shady tactics by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.  This podcast features kick-ass, freedom fighter mom Cynthia Munger;...

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Mike Grant - Former Alcoholic - Now a Therapist and Using Running in Recovery
Dec. 30, 2021

Mike Grant - Former Alcoholic - Now a Therapist and Using Running in …

Mike Grant recently published a book called (Re)Making A Sandwich. It's a creative nonfiction memoir that follows him for 6 years as he goes through treatment to fulfill the requirements of an intensive diversion program for habitual drunk drivers....

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Leigh Steinberg - One of the greatest sports agents in history tells his inspiring story of overcoming alcohol to reach the pinnacle of success
Dec. 23, 2021

Leigh Steinberg - One of the greatest sports agents in history tells …

Leigh was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and librarian. He obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees from Cal where he was student body president during each tenure. Leigh has represented many of the most successful...

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Constance Scharf PHD - former Addict - Abused in Childhood - Helping Others in Recovery and "Rock to Recovery" by Telling their Story
Dec. 16, 2021

Constance Scharf PHD - former Addict - Abused in Childhood - Helping …

Constance Scharff, PhD is an internationally recognized speaker and author on the topics of addiction recovery and mental health. She most recently served Rock to Recovery, a music-based addiction and trauma treatment program, as VP Business...

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Tracy Lynn - Former Opioid Addict - Mom and Podcaster
Dec. 9, 2021

Tracy Lynn - Former Opioid Addict - Mom and Podcaster

My name is Tracy and I am a 54 year old single mom in CT. I was in a car accident in 2000 that resulted in back surgery, and subsequently the prescription of opioids which lasted 20 years. I took them as prescribed as I thought I needed them for pain...

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Candace Plattor - Former Addict - Now Helping Families Deal with Addiction
Dec. 2, 2021

Candace Plattor - Former Addict - Now Helping Families Deal with Addi…

Candace Plattor is an Addictions Therapist in private practice, where she specializes in working with the family and other loved ones of people who are struggling with addiction, in her unique and signature Family Addiction Counselling and Therapy...

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Admiral James Winnefeld and Brandee Izquierdo - Helping Others Overcome Substance Abuse Challenges
Nov. 25, 2021

Admiral James Winnefeld and Brandee Izquierdo - Helping Others Overco…

Admiral (ret) Sandy Winnefeld and his wife, Mary, founded SAFE (Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic) after their son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.  They later hired Brandee Izquierdo - herself an addict in recovery - to run the...

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Dr. Camille Kraft - Former Admin NFL Substance Abuse Program Talks About Athletes
Nov. 18, 2021

Dr. Camille Kraft - Former Admin NFL Substance Abuse Program Talks Ab…

A strong proponent of balancing advocacy and accountability, Dr. Kraft consults at the collegiate and professional levels championing the development of critical thinking skills in relation to mental health. As the founder and CEO of Camille Kraft...

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Pastor Joe Adevai - Former Addict - Now Bringing the Word to All
Nov. 11, 2021

Pastor Joe Adevai - Former Addict - Now Bringing the Word to All

Joseph Carlucci Adevai is Senior Pastor and Founder of Grace Church of North Brunswick, NJ. He is also the former CEO of Serenity Springs Recovery a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Edgewater, Fla. He worked on Wall St. for 25 Years and...

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Paul Casey - Former Addict - In and Out of Prison - Teaching Others to Overcome Obstacles
Nov. 4, 2021

Paul Casey - Former Addict - In and Out of Prison - Teaching Others t…

After spending almost 20 years struggling with addiction Paul finally made the conscious decision change. With 1 year left on his decade long prison stay he began to work on himself from the inside out. Through internal work and a shift in his mindset...

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Patricia Love - Rising above Childhood Trauma and Addiction - She is Now Seen and Heard
Oct. 28, 2021

Patricia Love - Rising above Childhood Trauma and Addiction - She is …

Patricia Love is a professional life coach, NLP, EFT who motivates and builds confidence in women who struggle with being seen and heard in their personal or business lives. Turning her own life around from being broke and broken at 57, she made the...

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Danielle Gregorich - former Alcoholic - Talking about the Stroke of Sobriety
Oct. 21, 2021

Danielle Gregorich - former Alcoholic - Talking about the Stroke of S…

Danielle Gregorich is an Arizona native.  She is an Air Force wife and a sober Mom of two children. She is a multiple suicide attempt survivor, a kidney cancer survivor, and a stroke...

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